Yeah, I love rice balls too, but they ALWAYS turn out as piles of mushed up rice and filling with soggy nori when I try to make them at home.
(And wow, that really does look like it took a ton of work to pretty up.)

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Yeah, it is sticky. When I made sushi at home I was told that some rice vinegar on your hands would keep it from sticking to you so much. But my nori always fell apart soon after being made. I could never get them to not crumble apart if I waited more than ten minutes to eat them. (Eventually if I felt like a Japanese lunch, I just cooked jasmine rice and added some fish and sliced egg and nori layered in. The non-assembled rice ball version.)

There's a vibe here that says "We're in this together!Through thick and thin fabric! Through cold water washes and burning hot irons! Though we might super glue ourselves to our projects, cut holes/gashes/oh-god-mom's-gonna-kill-me into the dining room table, we will stand strong together. Unless there is a 75% off sale at the Fabric store. Then you're on your own. And get the hell out of my way."<3

Yeah, it is sticky. When I made sushi at home I was told that some rice vinegar on your hands would keep it from sticking to you so much. But my nori always fell apart soon after being made. I could never get them to not crumble apart if I waited more than ten minutes to eat them. (Eventually if I felt like a Japanese lunch, I just cooked jasmine rice and added some fish and sliced egg and nori layered in. The non-assembled rice ball version.)

I went to a bento-box-making panel at the last convention, and the woman speaking was saying you could just put water on your hands and it wouldn't stick so badly. MY ASS. I'm just hoping it comes with practice XD

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There's a vibe here that says "We're in this together!Through thick and thin fabric! Through cold water washes and burning hot irons! Though we might super glue ourselves to our projects, cut holes/gashes/oh-god-mom's-gonna-kill-me into the dining room table, we will stand strong together. Unless there is a 75% off sale at the Fabric store. Then you're on your own. And get the hell out of my way."<3

i had Fettuccini Alfredo for lunch yesterday. might make it again today now that we have chicken i can add ^_^
i have really been wanting to try and make home-made General Tso's chicken lately, too. my favorite chinese(americanized) dish!
also... my mom has been saying that someone (guessing that means ME) needs to make banana bread lately. does anyone have a really good recipe for this?

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I have come to the point in my day where I am super duper hungry but realize there's little to make outside of frozen chicken strips. I guess i could make home made french fries to go with it tho. Mmm fries.

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